A Russian propaganda arm oversaw a criminal and espionage conspiracy to tamper in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign to support Donald Trump and disparage Hillary Clinton, said an indictment released on Friday that revealed more details than previously known about Moscows purported effort to interfere.
The office of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller charged 13 Russians and three Russian comp...

The two communist parties holding near two-thirds seats in federal parliament and six of the seven provincial assemblies -- the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) -- have struck a deal to rotate leadership of the soon to-be-unified party and the next government.
A joint meeting of the two parties held at a private residence in Lalitpur on Wednesday approved an understanding reached between top le...

The Home Ministry has appointed Bishwo Raj Pokhrel as the new Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Kathmandu.
Pokhrel succeeds Rabindra Dhanuk, the former chief of Kathmandus Metropolitan Police Division.
A source said that Pokhrel will resume his duties from today onwards. Before being appointed as Kathmandus chief, Pokhrel was working as the chief of Metropolitans Police Intelligence d...

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said he will deliver a national apology to victims of child sexual abuse.
Mr Turnbulls pledge follows the conclusion of a four-year inquiry that found tens of thousands of children had been abused in Australian institutions.
The crimes, over decades, took place in institutions including churches, schools and sports clubs.
The apology would be...

Police have launched a critical incident investigation after an InDIGenous man fell from a 13th floor balcony and died while officers were attempting to take him into custody in Sydneys inner-south.
Patrick Fisher, 31, was wanted in relation to two outstanding warrants for assault and stealing offences.
A NSW Police media release from Monday said Mr Fisher frequented the Redfern, Waterloo an...

An unidentified gang has vandalized suspended Director General of Inland Revenue Department Chudamani Sharmas house based in Budhanilkantha on Tuesday.
DIG Manoj Neupane, spokesperson of Nepal Police Headquarters said they are carrying out investigation into the vandalism and have arrested some suspects in connection with the case.
The incident has taken place at a time when the Commission ...

A day after the government took decisions to reduce the age for receiving the elderly allowance to 65 and provide an additional Rs 100,000 in housing grant to all earthquake-affected households, the CPN-UML has warned that the new government would revoke all such decisions of the caretaker Deuba government.
UML Chairman K P Sharma Oli, who is widely seen as prime minister-in-waiting after his...

The statue was found covered in paint on Thursday. Graffiti depicted an Aboriginal flag and the words: We remember genocide.
Australia Day, the anniversary of British settlement, causes annual debate over inDIGenous sensitivities.
The Australian government said the vandalism was disgraceful.
These vandals are trashing our national heritage and should be prosecuted, tweeted Minister for Ci...

Arsenal fought back from a goal down against old foes Chelsea to reach the League Cup final as Granit Xhaka poked home to complete a 2-1 second-leg win on Wednesday that set up a Wembley showdown with Manchester City.
Nothing separated the sides after the semi-finals first leg at Stamford Bridge ended goalless two weeks ago, but the stalemate was swiftly broken as Chelsea took the lead through ...

The main opposition CPN-UML said that its serious attention has been drawn towards the news reports about the diffusion notice issued by Interpol at Nepal Polices request against former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Police Nawaraj Silwal.
The exaggerated information given to the Interpol has insulted the peoples verdict and the party draws the governments attention to stop these sorts...